195260 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/pages/20120403-typhoon-pakhar-kills-2-destroys-numerous-houses-in-vietnam.aspxTwo people were killed, while thousands of houses and hundreds of trees were damaged by the Pakhar typhoon that swept through Vietnam’s southern and central regions Sunday, local authorities have reported.Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:37:00 +0200thanhniennews-10b720e957b62ba67b8f2ea22f01cafc20120405173700http://reliefweb.int/node/487575Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Country: Viet Nam Hurricane Season 2012: Typhoon Pakhar (Western North Pacific Ocean) Tropical Storm Pakhar's remnants have faded over the Gulf of Thailand, but not before damaging over 700 homes and causing flooding, two deaths and damages in Vietnam where it made landfall on April 1.Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:17:00 +0200reliefWeb-f11740ab721179b22c1fd468cab61bf320120404061700http://www.news24.com/World/News/Deadly-tropical-storm-lashes-Vietnam-20120403The typhoon season's first storm has killed two people in southern Vietnam, say authorities.Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:05:00 +0200news24-e09c28ee7b5788026f97a639b003e57620120403170500http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/pages/20120401-typhoon-causes-heavy-downpour-sinks-boats-in-south-central-vietnam.aspxAt least three boats have sunk during torrential rains generated by the Pakhar typhoon as it moves closer to the shore and threatens coastal localities including Ho Chi Minh City, local reports say.Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:23:00 +0200thanhniennews-5a0cdf1834aa6217e7b3278999d9556b20120402092300